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Summary
Summary
This comprehensive dictionary comprises over 1300 definitions and brief articles to provide an extremely useful ready-reference work on solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels. It includes information on the scenes of production of many fuels, such as major coal reserves and large oil and gas fields. The dictionary addresses economics with entries on all major indices for oil, coal, and natural gas pricing. It examines the political perspective, covering the oil-producing countries and OPEC; environmental issues also feature, as do entries on chemical compounds, trade names, industrial processes and much more. Users of the Dictionary will gain an appreciation of the development of fuel and energy technology and sense the continuity or, in some cases, revival of ideas. The Dictionary of Energy and Fuels is a reliable reference work on fuel and energy which will remain of great usefulness.
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The title of this publication is somewhat misleading. Although Jones (Aberdeen Univ.) and Russell (Univ. of Sheffield) do address some of the basic scientific principles, technologies, tools, techniques, and terminology encountered in the energy and fuel fields, the book emphasizes the economic, social, and political issues within these industries. Scholars seeking detailed explanations of the science and technology behind energy and fuel research would benefit more from works like the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (5th ed., 2004-2006), Kirk-Othmer Concise Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (4th ed., CH, Nov'99, 37-1284), or the Handbook of Petroleum Processing by D. S. J. Jones and P. R. Pujado (CH, Oct'06, 44-0943). Those readers interested in learning about the location of key oil production fields, the economic risks and threats to various energy industries, and similar business-oriented issues will find this dictionary to be a handy reference. The bibliography of suggested readings is quite nice and the brief list of units/conversions is useful. The list of energy and fuel terms, with translations into different foreign languages, is unique, but the depth of treatment varies considerably. Although this work is probably not a top-tier selection, it could be a useful resource for researchers seeking background information on the business aspects of the energy and fuel fields. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals/practitioners. K. L. Carriveau Jr. Baylor University
